Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among adults in the U.S. 2000-2019

In 2019, the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in the United States among people aged 18 and over amounted to 8.3 percent, which was the highest percentage seen over the past two decades.

Projected diabetes numbers

The number of adults with diagnosed diabetes is expected to increase significantly in the coming decades. While approximately 22 million adults in the United States had diabetes in 2014, this number is projected to almost triple, reaching over 60 million by 2060. People aged 45 and older are predicted to be diagnosed much more frequently in the coming decades: in 2014, under 4 million people aged 75 or older lived with the condition. By 2060, this age group is expected to have almost 20 million people with diagnosed diabetes.

Leading diabetic states

In 2020, the U.S. states with the highest prevalence of diagnosed diabetes were Mississippi, West Virginia, and Alabama, respectively. Just over 17 percent of adults in West Virginia had diabetes that year. Roughly 14 percent of adults in Georgia had been diagnosed with diabetes before or during the measured period, putting the state of Florida in tenth place.